266: Valles Marineris

[SNW405] This week, Let’s Talk About Treks is covered in felt and has canon strings attached. Earl Grey and jaQ` Darino discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four episode five, Level 5 Transporter Accident, including whether T’Pring is gaslighting Spock, whether any of the puppet adventure actually happened, and what the whole thing says about Spock’s burnout, masking, and responsibility for keeping everyone else functioning. Along the way, we consider the Enterprise’s serious accessibility problem, the benefits of grafting Spock’s fingertips onto the crew, the tragedy of missing puppet belugas, and whether every character in a prequel is already a puppet of the canon waiting for them. All this and more: come find out how many points Jim Henson’s Creature Shop adds to an episode’s rating!

[SNW404] This week, Let’s Talk About Treks is watching film noir through the Earl Grey super-good explanation filter. Earl Grey and jaQ` Darino discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four episode four, A Case of Chiaroscuro, including whether the season’s genre experiments are working, why this alien planet is suspiciously good at recreating 1930s Earth, and how much aluminum foil it takes to dress a Klingon governor. Along the way, we investigate Chapel’s extremely sloppy espionage, Kor’s ever-changing forehead, M’Benga’s place in the murderous-doctor rankings, and the possibility that everyone aboard the Enterprise already knows what La’an is investigating. All this and more: come find out whether the episode’s morality has more shades of gray than the episode itself!

[SNW403] Recorded under a rug. jaQ` discovers that the human best friend is friends with a human.

[SNW402] Ship Show This week we’re bending the genre from high concept sci-fi to horror! Come found out all about Earl and jaQ`s take on this fascinating romp through psychological horror.

[SNW401] New season, brah. Time travel, dinosaurs, marsians, horses; come get yourself some LTAT Therapy, my friend!

[DS9207]. By now you’ve likely already broken in to season four of SNW, but before Earl and I get there, let’s wrap up out LGBTQIAP themed “month”. Capping off our foray into that arena is Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season two, episode seven, Rules of Acquisition. Join Us! It’s mildly interesting.

[DS9714] This episode concludes our discussion of Chimera, the one featuring Odo’s lil big bro. Here’s some links to some things we talked about: A fun TV ad from 11 years ago: https://youtu.be/Qg0pO9VG1J8?si=MafWSRnsaxHfHZwG Voyager’s Original Home Station: https://youtu.be/e-FxgLzeFpg?si=uSXYp_cWK3EoqhHd

[DS9714]. Happy US Independence Day. Before the fireworks, join our fireworks as we navigate the motivations of Laas, one of the hundred displaced Founder babies sent into the universe to learn how to be even more derisive. Earl and jaQ` plunder the depths of half of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 7, episode 14, Chimera. Join us next week, yes, next week for the conclusion.

[TNG516] Once again, Earl and jaQ` find themselves apologetically sprawling across another episode in the LGBTQIAP themed month of episode, this time with Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5, episode 16, The Outcast. Please forgive our long windedness .. maybe this makes up for our wonky release schedule? Hit us up and let us know what you think! you can email us at [email protected] or leave us a voice message at (202) 569 – TREK.

[DS9405] It’s a two-hour extravaganza as jaQ` & Earl seem to have a lot to say about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season four episode five, Rejoined as we continue or LGBTQ themed month, emphasis on the T — for Trill? Thanks again for your patience; we hope you enjoy the podcast.